I remember as a child, some of my white friends asking to touch my hair. YES, that happened, several times. They meant no harm, it was just different than their hair. The more diverse and integrated our culture has become, the less things like that happen (I think…lol) Still, while all women have many things… Read more »
Do black hockey players face racism? There have been at least two high-profile incidents in the past few months. Last year I had the opportunity to sit down with four star Atlanta Thrasher players and put that question to them. At the time, the team roster was history making for it’s diversity. It was a… Read more »
The Atlanta Thrashers are no more, having been sold and relocating to Winnipeg. But there was a time last year when the makeup of this team made history in the NHL. In a league with few black players, the Thrashers were on of the most diverse teams in the National Hockey League. This is a… Read more »
The American Academy of Pediatrics says black children are three times more likely to drown than white children. Black and Hispanic children are much more likely to not know how to swim than white children and it can cost them their lives. Olympic gold medalist Cullen Jones is doing something about it. He joined me… Read more »
A Texas teen accused of burglary was beaten, run-over, and stomped repeatedly by several Houston area police officers. That dramatic 2010 incident is NOT in dispute. It was caught on tape. What is in dispute is whether those officers committed a crime. This week a jury said no, in the case of the first officer… Read more »
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